Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACQQ vs BALQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $39m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF, and $43m on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF.

At a glance
3.3%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
10.0%
BALQ cash paid, since launch, Dec 3, 2025
−12.0%
ACQQ total return, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
+15.6%
BALQ total return, since launch, Dec 3, 2025
ACQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind QQQ
ACQQ
−12.0%
QQQ
−5.3%

6.7 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 3.3%, price −15.0%, total −12.0%, QQQ −5.3%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

−5.3%

ACQQ

−12.0%

6.7 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 3.3%, price −15.0%, total −12.0%, QQQ −5.3%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

−5.3%

ACQQ

−12.0%

6.7 pts behind QQQ

3.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACQQ since launch: paid 3.3%, price −15.0%, total −12.0%, QQQ −5.3%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BALQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.1 pts ahead of QQQ
BALQ
+15.6%
QQQ
+11.5%

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.5%

BALQ

+15.6%

10.0% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.5%

BALQ

+15.6%

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

10.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALQ costs 0.37 points a year less; BALQ is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACQQ vs BALQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACQQBALQ
Paid and earned
Price changefell 15.0% (since Aug 14, 2026)rose 5.1% (since Dec 3, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate88% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$39m$43m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and BALQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACQQ BALQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 99.96%
Only in BALQ
NVIDIA 8.33%
APPLE 7.82%
MICROSOFT 7.46%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.04%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.74%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.10%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 3.46%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.09%
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Side by side

ACQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.1% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.3% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) 10.0% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Price change, 1 year −15.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +5.1% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Total return, 1 year −12.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +15.6% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year −5.3% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +11.5% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Ahead or behind −6.7 pts (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +4.1 pts (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 88% 97%
Age 82 days 336 days
Net assets, ACQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and BALQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $39m $43m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACQQ vs BALQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACQQBALQACQQBALQACQQBALQ
3 months–−3.8%–2.1%–−0.3 pts
6 months–+1.3%–5.2%–+1.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACQQ Aug 2026 · BALQ Dec 2025−12.0%+15.6%3.3%10.0%−6.7 pts+4.1 pts

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About each fund
ACQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ACQQ paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −5.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.1%, paid periodically. ProShares estimates that 88% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

BALQ

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, BALQ paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or BALQ?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and BALQ charges 0.35%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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